You will keep the password to your debate wiki secret. Do not share it with friends you have in the other LC. Respect each LC’s right to keep the Red information Red and the Gold information Gold.
You will have a maximum of five points for both the Affirmative and Negative sides of your debate. You can pick which 5 points you wish to use in the debate.
For each of the points for your Affirmative and Negative constructs, you must have at least 2, preferably 3 pieces of evidence.
You will make a minimum of ten contributions to the “discussion” areas of other wiki pages within your debate topic. These can take the form of:
sharing a piece of evidence with an appropriate comment
discussing the merits of a point or piece of evidence
a question that might be used to challenge a point
All sources are cited appropriately. All sources of information from print text need to be acknowledged at the bottom of the page. For web based sources, a link to the URL needs to be made.
Wiki Rubric
4 Points
3 Points
2 Points
1 Point
Links (content)
All links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.
Almost all links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.
Most links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.
Less than 3/4 of the links point to high quality, up-to-date, credible sites.
Spelling and Grammar (Fluency)
There are no errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the entries made.
There are 1-3 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the entries made.
There are 4-5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the entries made.
There are more than 5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the entries made.
Over all Use of Wiki
Ten+ wiki entries and discussion comments are submitted, all of which are substantial and convey extensive evidence of a personal response. A definite leader who contributes a lot of effort.
Ten wiki entries and discussion comments are submitted, though not all of them may give evidence of a substantial contribution.
Almost all ten required wiki entries and discussion comments have been completed. Wiki entries convey little evidence of a personal response.
Wiki entries and discussion comments are few and generally simple retellings of personal events. No comments are made on the comments of others
Working with Others
Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Tries to keep people working well together.
Usually listens to, shares, with, and supports the efforts of others. Does not cause "waves" in the group.
Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes is not a good team member.
Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Often is not a good team player.
Use of time
Used time well during each class period (as shown by teacher observation and documentation on the wiki) with no reminders.
Used time well during most class periods (as shown by teacher observation and documentation on the wiki) with no reminders.
Used time well (as shown by teacher observation and documentation on the wiki) but required reminders on one or more occasions to do so.
Used time poorly (as shown by teacher observation and documentation on the wiki) in spite of several reminders
Expectations
Wiki Rubric
during each
class period (as
shown by teacher
observation and
documentation
on the wiki) with no
reminders.
during most
class periods (as
shown by teacher
observation and
documentation
on the wiki) with no
reminders.
shown by teacher
observation and
documentation on the wiki) but required
reminders on one
or more occasions
to do so.
(as shown
by teacher
observation and
documentation on the wiki) in spite of
several reminders